Friday, August 04, 2006

New London Day: Lamont by 10

A new poll commissioned by the New London Day gives Ned Lamont (D) a 10-point lead over Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-CT) in next week’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary. Lamont currently receives the support of 53% of voters, compared to 43% for Lieberman.

I do find it ironic Frank Lautenburg is concerned about the CT nominating proces, considering the only reasons he's even in the senate is Jim McGreevey strong armed the incumbent Torricelli to quit after the primary when he was sure to lose and found a friendly judge to let them subsitute Lautenburg a few weeks before the November election.

In a CT Bob video, DC lobbyist and Lieberman thug Richard Goodstein disrupts an interview with a WFSB reporter. Then he refuses to answer a reporter about why he disrupted a Lamont event in Meriden and stalks away.'

Dissatisfaction with Lieberman was broad: Lamont led the poll in every age group, though that advantage shrank among older voters. Among voters aged 18 to 29, the challenger's lead was commanding; 57 percent compared to just 39 percent for Lieberman.

I expect that Joe will see the writing on the wall with help from his fellow Democratic US Senators if the primary loss is as bad as predicted and drop out. Lautenberg was in the Senate a long time before he retired and I beleive his comments that Joe needs to take a hard look at reality comes from his evaluation of what's going on and what he saw when he was here. Joe is simply out of touch with his constituents. One step at a time but like I said Jodi has to step back becasue whether the CT GOP wants to admit it or not, she too is out of touch with the state voters - despite her popularity in the polls. I personally don't know anybody who thinks much of her abilities except the usual Republican RahRahs and those who don't want Plan B in the RC Hospitals for rape victims. It won't take a big name in a two way race; it will take somebody who is a well spoken down to earth realist - and several registered Republicans in CT fit that bill.